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No. 828,889. 7 PATENTED AUG. 21, 1906- J. JBANNOTTE.

HARNESS HAME.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J EANNOTTE, OF WOONSOOKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO OZEMA R. PARADIS, OF WOONSOOKET, RHODE ISLAND.

HARNESS-HAIVIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 21, 1906.

Application filed January 2, 1906. SerialNo. 294,108.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH JEANNOTTE, a citizen of the United States, residing at W'oonsocket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-Iarness-Hames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to harness-hames, and more particularly to a metal hame; and the object of my invention is to improve upon the construction of hames as now ordinarily made, and more particularly metal hames, and to provide a metal hame of angle shape in cross-section, and also to provide a tugattaching device of improved construction adapted to be secured to a metal hame or to a wooden hame, and also to provide other attachments for a hame.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of my im rovements, as will be hereinafter fully descri ed.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front side view of a single-harness hame embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is on an enlarged scale a cross-section on line 2 2, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of arrow a, same figure. Fig. 3 shows a modified construction of the tug attachment shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 shows a hame for a double harness embod ying my improvements, and Fig. 5 shows the tug attachment shown in Fig. 4 attached to a wooden hame and provided with a strap-loop.

In the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, 1 is a harness-hame of my improved construction, made of metal and of angle shape in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 2, throughout its length. The hame 1 has the flat main portion 1 and the lip or flange 1 upon one edge of the main portion 1 for the full length of the hame and extending at right angles thereto and forming with the main portion an angle shape in cross-section.

The upper part of the hame 1 is provided with a strap eye or loop 2, loosely securedin a hole through the upper end of the hame.

The lower end of the hame 1 also has a hole therethrough, in which is loosely secured a strap eye or loop 3, preferably of triangular shape. The eyes or loops 2 and 3 are for straps for securing the hame on the collar. (Not shown.) On the upper part of the hame on the flanged edge 1 thereof is riveted an eye or loop 4 for the rein.

On the flat portion 1 of the flange 1 is riveted the tug-attaching device, which consists, preferably, of ametal plate 5, having the attaching projections 5 on its front edge, which are preferably secured to the flat portion 1 on the flanged edge 1 of the hame 1 by rivets 6. The rear edge 5 of the plate 5 is curved backwardly, as shown at 5 in Fig. 2. On the front surface of the plate 5 is a central boss 5 to receive and form a pivot for the tug-eye 7, which at one end has an opening therethrough to fit loosely over the boss 5, as shown in Fig. 2, and at its other end is made bifurcated or of yoke shape, with two horizontal and parallel arms, each having an opening therethrough at its end. The opening in one arm, preferably the lower arm, is in this instance screw-threaded. A bolt 8 extends loosely through the hole in the upper arm and is in this instance screwed into the threaded hole in the lower arm. On the bolt 8 is preferably loosely mounted a sleeve 9, around which the hame-tug (not shown) is looped in the usual way. The tug-eye 7 is secured to the plate 5 to have a swivel motion thereon bya rivet 10, extending through a hole in a washer 11, interposed between the head of the rivet 10 and the attached end of the tug-eye, and also a hole in the boss 5 of the plate 5. (See Fig. 2.)

In Fig. 3 is shown a modified construction of the tug attachment shown in Fig. 1. In said Fig. 3 the tug-attaching device 5 is not made to swivel, but has at its inner attaching end a plate or bar 5 attached rigidly to the flat portion 1 of the flange 1 of the hame 1 by rivets 6, and parallel arms 5 extend out from said bar 5 and support the bolt 8, having the sleeve 9 thereon.

In Fig. 4 is shown a hame embodying my improvements for a double harness. In said Fig. 4 the same figures of reference are used for similar parts shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and above described; In said Fig. 4 there is an additional guide eye or loop 12 attached to the flange 1" of the hame intermediate the guide-eye 4 and tug-attaching device. There is also an eye or loop 13 pivotally attached to an eye 14 on the flange 1 of the hame between the tug-attaehing device 7 and the lower end of the hame. The upper end of the attaching-rivet, as is customary.

if desired, and the attaching-plate and the the hame has in this instance an ornamental 1 tion and extending rearwardly therefrom, 3 5

end 15 secured thereto.

In Fig. 5 the plate 5 for the tug-attaching device 7 is shown secured to a wooden hame 16, a portion of which is shown by broken lines, and combined with the plate 5 for the tug-eye is a guide eye or loop 17, corresponding to the guide eye or loop 14 shown in Fig. 4. The guide eye or loop 17 is preferably loosely swiveled on the plate 5 by one of the attaching-rivets 6.

The advantages of my improved hame will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art. Being of angle shape in cross-section, it is very strong and requires less metal than the ordinary hame. The construction of the tug-eye and its supporting-plate is such that a very strong connection is made between said late and tug-eye, the tug-eye being swive ed on a boss on said plate instead of on It will be understood that the details of construction of my improvements may be varied tug-eye may be used on an iron hame or on a wooden hame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A metal harness-hame having a flange on one edge extending at right angles to the main portion of the hame, and having a flat I portion on said flange, and a hame-tug eye, comprising a plate secured to said flat por and having a boss thereon, and a swivel eye or loop supported on said boss, and attached thereto, sa d swivel-eye having two parallel arms with o enin gs therein for a threaded bolt, and said bolt, and a sleeve loosely mounted thereon.

2. A metal harness-hame, having a flange on one edge thereof extendin at a right angle to the main portion of the hame, and having a flat portion thereon, and a hame-tugattaching device, com rising a plate secured to said flat portion an extending rearwardly therefrom, and having a boss thereon, and a swivel eye or loop loosely supported on said boss, and attached thereto, said swivel-eye having two parallel arms connected at their outer ends by a bolt.

3. A metal harness-hame, having a flange on one edge extending at a right angle in cross-section, and having a flat portion thereon, a tugattaching device, comprising a plate secured to said flat portion and extending rearwardly therefrom, and having a boss thereon, and a swivel eye or loop loosely supported on said boss, and attached. thereto, said eye or loop formed by two arms, and a bolt or pin connecting the outer end of said arms.

JOSEPH JEANNOTTE.

Witnesses:

J. O. DEWEY M. HAAS. 

